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Edition: |
Third edition / John M. Fryxell, PhD, Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada, Anthony R.E. Sinclair, PhD, Biodiversity Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancover, Canada, The late Graeme Caughley, Phd, CSIRO, Canberra, Australia. |
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Description: |
xiii, 509 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-488) and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Part 1. Wildlife ecology. Food and nutrition -- Home range and habitat use -- Dispersal, dispersion, and distribution -- Population growth and regulation -- Competition and facilitation between species -- Predation -- Parasites and pathogens -- Consumer-resource dynamics -- The ecology of behavior -- Climate change and wildlife -- Part 2. Wildlife conservation and management. Counting animals -- Age and stage structure -- Experimental management -- Model evaluation and adaptive management -- Population viability analysis -- Conservation in practice -- Wildlife harvesting -- Wildlife control -- Evolution and conservation genetics -- Habitat loss and metapopulation dynamics -- Ecosystem management and conservation. |
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Additional Physical Forms: |
Online version: Fryxell, John M., 1954- Wildlife ecology, conservation, and management. Third edition / John M. Fryxell, Anthony R.E. Sinclair, Graeme Caughley. Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2014 ISBN 9781118348192 (DLC) 2014018491 |
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Elect. Loc./Access: |
http://www.dawsonera.com/depp/reader/protected/external/AbstractView/S9781118348246 View this book online, via DawsonERA, both on- and off-campus |